'Wheel of Fortune' contestant walks away with $60,200 after randomly guessing the right letters

"Excellent letter selection by Chantal! Congrats to her and her mama Norbit!!" a fan reacted.

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Vanna White and contestant Chantel on 'Wheel of Fortune' (Cover Image Source: YouTube| Wheel of Fortune)

"Wheel of Fortune" contestants find it challenging to complete the final puzzle since they seldom select the correct letters and vowels when they move on to the Bonus Round. However, a player named Chantel won $40,000 tonight by correctly predicting the response. Her main strategy was to choose the right vowel and guess the exact letters, which turned the random puzzle into a "cake walk."

Chantel dominated the"What Are You Doing?" category during the triple toss-up round by solving all three puzzles: "going down the rabbit's hole," "eating a donut hole," and "looking for a loophole," earning her $10,000 from the clean sweep. She added another $10,200 by correctly solving the main game puzzle "Superman or Batman". Chantel then proceeded to the Bonus Round with a total of $20,200.

Chantel introduced her mother, Pam, as her no.1 supporter to host Ryan Seacrest. "What do you think, Pam?" Seacrest questioned Chantel's performance. "I think she's doing good," Pam replied, praising her daughter. "She is doing good. Trust me. We've seen a lot of these shows. She's doing great," Seacrest backed. Chantel then chose the "Food and Drink" category. After the standard letters R, S, T, L, N, E are revealed, Shantel randomly selected C, M, B as her consonants and A as her vowel.

At that moment, both the contestant and Vanna White couldn't stop beaming since they knew the puzzle board had already revealed the answer. It was an easy solve with the board displaying C, R, _, M, B, C, A, _, E. Chantel successfully guessed "CRUMB CAKE" within the first second and won an additional $40,000. Her total winnings for the night amounted to $60,200. "Did you randomly guess those letters?" Seacrest asked, surprised. "I did," Chantel happily confessed. "Well, you picked almost all the letters up there. A grand total $60,200. Way to go," Seacrest congratulated.

Fans called it a dopamine boost and lauded her random guessing skill, "Excellent letter selection by Chantal! Congrats to her and her mama Norbit!!" @DriftGenes praised. "Chantal, this holiday money is a piece of crumb cake. $40,000," @bradgearly chimed in. "It’s easy when you only have a little bit of empty spaces," @zaidarodriguez8455 added. "Tonight's bonus round puzzle was a lot easier to solve than yesterday's bonus round puzzle," @tima.curtis2488 pointed out. "Congratulations, Chantal! Nice work! I love seeing people win! I needed the dopamine boost today, and I'm glad you delivered!" @Garrison_the_Barbarian celebrated.

Watch the winning moment here.